Warlord of Kayan | Journeyman Pictures

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MUSIC

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This year, Afghanistan

saw the mighty

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Soviet army pack its

bags and leave.

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As government and Mujahideen

groups battle for power,

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will the country revert to a

patchwork of warrior states?

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In this dispatch,

Jeff Harmon and

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Alexander Lindsay visit

a remote fiefdom

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in the Hindu Kush,

where this man, Sayed

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Jafar, rules over

his Ishmaeli people

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as an ancestral warlord.

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But in this case, armed with the

spoils of twentieth century war.

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Once a British schoolboy, still

a heavy metal music fan,

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Jafar acts as a

key power broker

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between the government

and rebels.

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He is The Warlord of Kayan.

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MUSIC

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TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT PLAYS

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Once upon a time,

Alexander the Great

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conquered most of the

places in the world.

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But when he reached Afghanistan,

he was very slowed down

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and could not advance

as quickly as

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he was advancing in

other countries.

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And his mother sent

him a letter asking,

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'why are you so lazy

in that country?'

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TRADITIONAL MUSIC

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In answer, he sent a bag

of soil from Afghanistan

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and told her to spray

all this soil,

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and collect her

relatives to sit on it

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and talk together.

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But when they sat on

that carpet under which

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the soil of Afghanistan

had been sprayed,

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they suddenly started

fighting against each other.

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Then his mother - she

was a very wise lady -

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understood that the people of

this country are warriors.

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When a child is born

into his family,

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in our tradition, his

father buys a gun for him.

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{\an8}Because of that,

everyone is a warrior

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{\an8}and likes war,

and will not obey any

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{\an8}person who is not

according to his wish.

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MOTORBIKE ENGINE AND ROCK SONG

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ROCK SONG

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{\an8}I am Sayed Jafar Naderi,

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{\an8}the commander

of the Ismaeli

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Defence Force in Afghanistan.

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I am the son of Sayed

Mansoor Naderi,

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who was chosen by my uncle,

Muki Sayed Shah Nasar Rahnoma,

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to lead the 2 million

Ismaelis in Afghanistan.

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The Ismaelis are the only

independent group in Afghanistan

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that has the power

to deal with both

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the government and

the Mujahideen.

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Followers of the Aga

Khan, the Ismaelis

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- a sub-sect of Shia Islam -

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have been persecuted

by Afghanistan's

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Sunnis and Shias alike.

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BIRDSONG

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Sayed Mansoor, the titular head

of Afghanistan's Ismaelis,

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has spent a total of 8 years in

prison under various regimes.

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His 3 brothers 'disappeared'

at the beginning of the war,

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most likely murdered

under orders from

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former president,

Hafistullah Amin.

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Shortly after the

Soviet invasion, Sayed

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Mansoor was released

from prison.

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Together with his

son, Sayed Jafar,

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he has created a

powerful independent

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political and military

force in Kayan,

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an Ismaeli fiefdom in

North-Eastern Afghanistan.

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Since the Soviet withdrawal,

Sayed Mansoor and Sayed Jafar

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have become key

brokers between the

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government and the Mujahideen.

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CROWD TALKING

WITH EACH OTHER

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{\an8}"You ask me what

will happen to the

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{\an8} people of Afghanistan

in the future.

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{\an8}The government

and the opposition

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{\an8}have been at war with each

other for the past 10 years

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without having achieved anything

of substance for the country.

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We are neither at war

with the Mujahideen,

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nor do we oppose

the government.

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Until now, I have acted

in such a fashion

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that both the

Mujahideen groups and

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the government have

come to trust me.

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And they both listen to me.

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I have appointed Sayed Jafar as

Commander because he is my son

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and therefore he is more willing

and ready to accept my commands.

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He is prepared to

maintain strict

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discipline during this

time of revolution,

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as well as maintaining

friendly relations

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with all sectors

of the population

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so that no-one may have

a cause for complaint."

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ACCORDIAN PLAYS

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COMMOTION

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A visit to the remote

areas of Kayan fiefdom.

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The entire population

comes to pay

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tribute to their

Commander-in-Chief.

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It is Sayed Jafar's duty to

collect taxes, settle disputes,

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and officiate at

trials and weddings.

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SOUND OF CROWD

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"Kayan, our land, is

27,000 square kilometres.

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There are 2 million Ismaelis

all over the country,

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but our strongest force

is here in Kayan.

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APPLAUSE

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Kayan is a part of Afghanistan,

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but in many ways, it's

a separate country.

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TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT PLAYS

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There are Sunnis

living here, Shias

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living here: we're

all brothers.

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But it's Ismaelis

who control Kayan

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- the electricity, the weapons,

the taxes - everything.

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Afghans are always fighting each

other: it's in their nature.

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The groups of the Mujahideen -

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different parties - they

fight with each other

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and the government -

different parties

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fight with each other.

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But my father has

the responsibility

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to solve both of

their problems.

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You see all these mountains?

They all

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belong to us, to the

Ismaeli Defence Force.

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You see at the back side the

famous Hindu Kush Mountains...

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This is our land.

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Anybody who wants to disturb us

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- the government

or the opposition,

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we don't care who they are -

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we just fight against

them and kick them out.

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GUNSHOT

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INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN

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TRUCKS PASSING

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We deal with both

sides in Afghanistan.

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Our defence force controls a

part of the highway in Salang

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so the government

troops can move freely.

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Our defence force also

controls the old road to Kabul

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so the Mujahideen can

get their supplies.

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I have over 12,000

men fighting against

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whoever wants to

mess around with us.

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We have an agreement

with the Mujahideen,

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but sometimes we have

to fight with them.

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Last week, I heard some of those

groups want to attack us.

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But if they do, we

will hit 'em hard.

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If they cross the line,

we're just ready for them."

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HORN

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"This is Tala Barfaq. This is

one of the borders of Kayan.

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And you see through

that checkpoint,

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that's all the

Mujahideen's territory.

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This is the road from Kayan

to Kabul, and to Pakistan.

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If we cut off the road, the

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Mujahideen couldn't

get any supplies.

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TRUCKS PASSING

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We used to have fights with

these Mujahideen at this border.

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There are graves here

where my men got killed.

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We've since made an agreement,

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and now they can go

through our border

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anytime they want and

get their supplies.

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TRUCKS PASSING AND SHOUTING

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"They were from Hezbi Islami.

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About 60, 70 Mujahideen

just passed before them.

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They were going to bring

some weapons to Afghanistan.

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This is a special way we are

fishing in our country.

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WATER RUSHING

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BOOM

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LAUGHING

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WATER RUSHING

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When my father was in

jail at Daoud Khan's regime

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I had to run away

from Afghanistan.

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And I went to the Blue Coat

School, Birmingham, England.

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When I was 14 years old, I

went to the United States.

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To Allentown, PA.

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I was a kind of wild

teenager in the States.

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I was a member of the motorcycle

gang in Pennsylvania,

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I loved hard rock - I still do.

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I did a lot of crazy

things in the States.

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I'm an Afghan. I

love Afghan music.

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But my favourite is heavy metal.

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I used to play drums in the U.S.

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If I play drums here, everybody

will think I'm going crazy.

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AC/DC PLAYS

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Like sometimes I'm in

the car, or alone,

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and if I put on the

cassette of AC/DC

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- especially my favourite

'Highway to Hell' -

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my friend will just ask

me, 'what the hell

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is going on in this

tape recorder?'...

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but it's very difficult

to explain it to them.

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I had a fantastic

time in Pennsylvania,

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I'll always remember it.

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Like working at the

McDonalds in Allentown.

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And I promise you, I can make

the best French fries in Kayan.

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I don't know where I would be

if I was still in Pennsylvania.

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Maybe I would be a millionaire,

or maybe I would be in jail.

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But when the war started

in Afghanistan,

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I had to remember Aga Khan, my

father, my family, my people.

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That's why I'm here.

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When I went to England,

I was 10 years old

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I couldn't speak English.

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When I came back to

Afghanistan, I was 17

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years old; I could

barely speak Persian.

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But it was very difficult for

me to live in both cultures."

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MUSLIM PRAYER

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"The Ismaelis of Afghanistan,

they believe in Aga Khan.

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Aga Khan is the 49th

Imam, our living Imam.

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If he says all the Ismaelis in

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Afghanistan shoud

die, we'll do it.

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And this is no bullshit

- we will do it."

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The Ismaelis donate a tenth of

their income to the Aga Khan.

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In Afghanistan, the

Aga Khan has decreed

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that Sayed Mansoor

may spend the money

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as he sees fit.

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"You ask me what I

do with the tax that

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I collect on behalf

of the Aga Khan.

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I would like to point

out that, according

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to the instructions

of the Aga Khan,

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people give a tenth

of their income to us

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as a religious tax in

accordance with Islam.

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That money is spent for the

benefit of the Muslim people.

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And therefore, the

money we collect,

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we spend on projects

which benefit the

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poor and the needy

in Afghanistan."

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One example is the Rahnoma

Hospital in Kayan,

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which is the only major

medical facility

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in this part of

Baghlan Province.

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There are patients who have

fought for the government,

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and patients who have fought

against the government.

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There are children who

suffer from malnutrition.

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There was even a

patient, 3 years old

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who was addicted to snuff.

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His mother started feeding him

snuff when he was 6 months old.

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This hospital is not

just for Ismaelis, but

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for every Afghan in

need of treatment.

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{\an8}"During the

past 10 years of war,

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{\an8}hashish, opium,

snuff, and heroin addiction

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has been a big problem

in our country.

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An example is this

brother of ours,

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who became a drug addict after

his father was jailed."

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"Four years ago, my

father was imprisoned.

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I met a man who was

addicted to heroin.

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He said it was very nice, and

it would make me hilarious.

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A year ago, my father was

released from prison.

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He brought me to

Kayan Hospital, and

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here I am being

treated for free."

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"In Kayan, we have many refugees

from all over Afghanistan.

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For example, we have about 300

Tartar refugee families here.

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These refugees were kicked

out from the Mujahideens.

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My father has the responsibility

to take care of all of them.

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He gives them money, supplies,

anything they need.

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Even if they stay

here for one month,

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or if they want to stay here

for the whole of their lives.

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VILLAGE NOISES

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This is Kayan Village,

the capital of Kayan.

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There is about 2,500

people living here.

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VILLAGE NOISES

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We've got everything here.

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We have all sorts of shops.

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We have a metal shop here;

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we have a man who can build an

airplane if he has the parts.

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We have stables for horses,

dogs, cocks, quails...

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We have a carpet factory here.

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It takes about 6 weeks

to make each carpet.

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And, of course, we

have a new Mosque,

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which is the centre

of the village.

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We have an armoury,

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we have Dashakas (D-SH-Ks),

Zeekooyaks (Z-K-1s),

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different kinds

of machine guns,

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and we have rooms filled

with bullets and weapons.

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Sometimes we get our weapons

from the government,

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from the Mujahideen,

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and from the black

market through

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the border with Pakistan."

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Sayed Jafar entertains

everyone in Kayan.

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There is a secluded house

for government officials

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which, before the withdrawal,

was used by the Russians.

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A road was built for Soviet

visitors to arrive undetected.

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There are several different

rooms to meet the Mujahideen.

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Sayed Jafar does

his best to keep

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the opposing guests separated.

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"We are friends with

everybody -

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the government, the Russians,

and the Mujahideens.

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But whoever wants to disturb us,

we have to fight against them."

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{\an8}VILLAGE NOISES

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"I am Sayed Abdul Shah,

Commander of the prison.

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There are 42 prisoners here.

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Twenty fought against the

Ismaelis and were captured.

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Ten are murderers, ten

fought other tribes,

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and two were captured

in an ambush."

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"Does he think his

sentence is fair?

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How much time is he

gonna be in prison?"

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"Does he think it's

a fair sentence?

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Is it too much time?

Too little time?"

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SILENCE

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CROWD NOISE

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"Everything fights

in Afghanistan...

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...eggs, dogs, quails, cocks,

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even small children

- they wrestle.

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They don't care. When

they look at each other,

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they know they have

to beat each other.

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CROWD CHEERS

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Dog fighting is a traditional

sport in Afghanistan.

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They get trained when they're

very small, you know

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and after, they are

fed very nice food.

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And when they are 1

year old - over 1 year old

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- they fight very dangerously,

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and this is a very big

sport in Afghanistan.

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DOGS SNARLING

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You see, these dogs, they

want to fight to the death:

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if you don't pull them out,

they will kill each other.

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DOGS FIGHTING

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Afghanistan is a crazy country.

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You see one brother fighting

for the government,

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and you see another brother

fighting for the Mujahideen.

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COCKS FIGHTING AND CROWD

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In Afghanistan, whether they're

Sunnis, Shias, or Ismaelis,

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if they get attacked,

they fight for the death.

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Even the women fight

for the death.

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Like all the foreign countries

that invaded Afghanistan,

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the Russians just didn't

understand Afghanistan."

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{\an8}MURMURED DISCUSSION

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DISCUSSION IN FARSI

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CHATTER

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APPLAUSE

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CHATTER

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READS PRAYER

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RAPID GUNSHOTS

318

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CHEERING

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TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYS

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The national sport of

Afghanistan is Buzquashi.

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CROWD

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A headless sheep

or calf, the buz,

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must be carried by a rider

the length of the field

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and dropped in a circle.

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Sayed Jafar is an accomplished

Buzquashi player.

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SHOUTING

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"I can't imagine this

war in Afghanistan

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like chess, because

chess is a policy game.

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I don't like policy. I'm

not a political man.

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Afghanistan is not two

men playing chess.

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In Afghanistan, this war

is just like Buzquashi.

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Everybody is pulling

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- if they play

Buzquashi, we have to

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take it and put

it in the circle,

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to tell people how tough we are.

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What I like is just to

play Buzquashi alone.

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CLAPPING

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Otherwise, if there are sides,

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you have to be on

somebody's side...

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but we don't like to

be on somebody's side:

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we like to be

on our own side.

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Our own side is Aga Khan's

side, and that's it."

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SHOUTING AND CHEERING

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CROWD SHOUTS

345

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{\an8}APPROACHING CAR

346

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GUNSHOTS

347

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FAINT INDISTINGUISHABLE

GREETINGS

348

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FAINT PLEASANTRIES

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{\an8}ENGINE NOISES

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Sayed Jafar was

recently appointed

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Military Governor of

Baghlan Province.

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He learned his skills

as a negotiator

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during the Russian occupation.

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Throughout the Soviet

withdrawal, Sayed

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Jafar was busy securing

his own position.

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TRANSLATOR

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TANK ENGINE

358

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"You see all this posts,

they're Russian posts.

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All these Russian posts

will belong to us.

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All these tanks and

everything they have inside.

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You see all these

APCs they have...

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we're gonna get more from the

Russians before they leave

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- they have to give

all their APCs,

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machine guns,

anything they have.

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We have to take over

all the posts, and we

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need all these APCs,

artillery and weapons.

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And they'll give it

to us - they have to

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because we're going

to take care of it.

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LOUD GUNFIRE

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LOUD GUNFIRE

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LOUD GUNFIRE

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Afghanistan is

like a salad:

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it's all mixed up,

just like this.

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We don't want to kill

anybody; if anybody

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00:38:04,740 --> 00:38:07,460

wants to ride us like

a mule, we have to."

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WHOOSHING OF MISSILES

377

00:38:13,660 --> 00:38:17,940

"Before the war in Afghanistan,

we couldn't protect ourselves.

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But this war is

100% good for us...

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because we have

plenty of weapons to

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protect ourselves

for the future.

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TANK RUMBLES

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Any future government - it

doesn't matter what it is -

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they have to deal with the

Ismaelis' independent power."

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TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYS

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AC/DC OUTRO

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